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Article #21Re: Bell Canada's Secret Discount
From: Ben Hoff
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 00:00
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Christopher Anthistle (bi446@torfree.net) wrote: : I am a long time loyal Bell Canada long distance customer who felt cheated : when I discovered they had a secret, they were allowing DOUBLE Real Plus : discounts for 6 months to former customers who had left Bell. I insisted : on the same discount. They refused and threatened to cut me off as I had : already deducted the discount from prior month's bills. I applied to the : CRTC and they were of no help. This seems illogical. The key for Bell is : secrecy, but from a business viewpoint, for customer satisfaction, I would : have thought that customers discovering and asking for this discount would : have been given it rather than forcing them to leave Bell to get it. : This refers to the Bell Canada "Winback" promotion. For full details please : see my web site at : http://www.rose.com/~chrisa/bellwinb.html : I am posting this so other loyal Bell Canada long distance customers will : know what is happening, and know of Bell's high handed treatment of people : who have the temerity to complain. : If you are a loyal Bell customers also feels it is wrong for Bell to reward : those who had the good sense to leave for cheaper rates, whilst not : rewarding those that stayed with Bell, then read the above web page and : tell Bell what you think of them by voting with your feet. : After 27 years with Bell Canada I have now moved my long distance to : Fonorola, who are a Canadian company with excellent rates and who : financially support Ontario Educational TV (TVO Channel 19 in Toronto). : See the Fonorola web site at : http://www.fonorola.com/ : Christopher Anthistle -- S E E Y A L A T E R , B H O F F @ F R E E N E T . N P I E C . O N . C A
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f85d3,334285024a6b12b0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf85d3,public X-Google-Thread: 104ea2,334285024a6b12b0 X-Google-Attributes: gid104ea2,public X-Google-Thread: 104776,334285024a6b12b0 X-Google-Attributes: gid104776,public X-Google-Thread: f924a,334285024a6b12b0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf924a,public X-Google-Thread: 10445c,334285024a6b12b0 X-Google-Attributes: gid10445c,public X-Google-Thread: f9cff,334285024a6b12b0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9cff,public X-Google-Thread: 10633c,334285024a6b12b0 X-Google-Attributes: gid10633c,public X-Google-Thread: 114f31,334285024a6b12b0 X-Google-Attributes: gid114f31,public From: bhoff@freenet.npiec.on.ca (Ben Hoff) Subject: Re: Bell Canada's Secret Discount Date: 1997/10/15 Message-ID: <623fsa$8lu$2@brain.npiec.on.ca> X-Deja-AN: 280909418 References: <EHv1H6.1AE.0.queen@torfree.net> Followup-To: can.schoolnet,can.schoolnet.chat,can.schoolnet.chat.students,can.schoolnet.chat.students.jr,can.schoolnet.chat.students.sr,can.schoolnet.chat.teachers,can.schoolnet.staff.development,can.scout-guide,can.shad-valley Organization: Niagara's Electronic Village Newsgroups: can.schoolnet,can.schoolnet.chat,can.schoolnet.chat.students,can.schoolnet.chat.students.jr,can.schoolnet.chat.students.sr,can.schoolnet.chat.teachers,can.schoolnet.staff.development,can.scout-guide,can.shad-valley